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Satapatha-brahmana [sanskrit]
147,532 words | ISBN-10: 812080113X | ISBN-13: 9788120801134
The Sanskrit text of the Satapatha-brahmana: One of the largest works in the category of Vedic (Brahmaic) literature, narrating in extensive detail the various rites, constructions, chants and utensils to be used in Hindu ceremonies. Alternative titles: Śatapathabrāhmaṇa (शतपथब्राह्मण), Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (शतपथ-ब्राह्मण) Shatapathabrahma (shatapatha).
Verse 8.1.2.5
tasya śrotraṃ sauvamiti | śrotraṃ tasmādrūpāddigbhyo niramimīta śaracrautrīti śaradamṛtuṃ śrotrānniramimītānuṣṭupśāradītyanuṣṭubhaṃ candaḥ śarada ṛtorniramimītānuṣṭubha aiḍamityanuṣṭubhaścandasa aiḍaṃ sāma niramimītaiḍānmanthītyaiḍātsāmno manthinaṃ grahaṃ niramimīta manthina ekaviṃśa iti manthino grahādekaviṃśaṃ stomaṃ niramimītaikaviṃśādvairājamityekaviṃśātstomādvairājam pṛṣṭhaṃ niramimīta
Preview of English translation:
5. “Its, heaven”s, child, the Ear,'—from out of that form, the regions, he fashioned the ear;—“the autumn, the daughter of the ear,”—from out of the ear he fashioned the autumn season;—“Anushtubh, the daughter of the autumn,”—from out of the autumn season he fashioned the Anushtubh metre;—“from the Anushtubh the Aida,”—from out of the Anushtubh metre he fashioned the Aida-saman;—“from the Aida the Manthin,”—from out of the Aida-saman he fashioned the Manthin cup;—“from the Manthin the Ekavimsha,”—from out of the Manthi-graha he fashioned the twenty-one-versed hymn-form;—“from the Ekavimsha the Vairaja,”—from out of the Ekavimsha-stoma he fashioned the Vairaja-prishtha.
For a detailled translation, including proper diacritics and footnotes, go the full English translation.
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 8.1.2.5
The Satapatha Brahmana (In Five Volumes)
by Julius Eggeling (1882)
2551 pages; [Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.]
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The Satapatha Brahmana (3 volumes)
by Dr Jeet Ram Bhatt (2009)
Sanskrit Text with English Translation; 1726 pages; [Publisher: Eastern Book Linkers]; ISBN: 9788178541693
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The Satapatha Brahmana (With The Commentary of Sayanacarya and Harisvamin)
by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (2002)
3483 pages; [शतपथ ब्राह्मणम्] According to the Madhyandina Recension; Commetaries: (1) Vedarthaprakash (Vedartha-prakasha) by Shrimat-Trayibhashyakar Sayanacharya, (2) Sarvavidyanidhana Kavindracharya Saraswati.
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Studies in the Satapatha-Brahmana
by Dr. (Mrs.) Santi Banerjee (1993)
236 pages; [Publisher: Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar]
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Cultural Study of the Satapatha Brahman (in Hindi)
by Dr. Urmila Devi Sharma (1982)
106 pages; Shatapatha Brahmana Ek Sanskritik Adhyan; [Publisher: Meharchand Lakshmandas Publications]
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